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Author: LWShine
Surnames: Jessen, Jacobsen, Wilder, Fay
Classification: queries
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Jan, I could be wrong. I think they married before they left Denmark, but I would still
think she would have been listed somehwere as a child. I can scan the death certificate
that shows C. Rossen/L.P. Jacobsen as parents. Henrietts's son Hans C. gave the
information. I'm not doing any of this publicly as I really don't know how to do
enough yet...but plan to scan photos, documents I have had for the past 30 years since I
did the original research, so hope we can stay in touch.
I grew up in Oakland, Walnut Creek and San Carlos, CA but live in Oregon now (Springfield,
near Eugene). I was born in 1942.
Mary Jessen Wilder (Henriette and Andrew Jessen's daughter) had 3 children, Vera,
Grace and then my dad, Peter (Nov. 8, 1905). Mary died of breast cancer just before I was
born in 1941 so I never knew her. Both my mother and dad had the kindest things to say
about her...a very sweet, loving, kind woman. My dad told me that it was very important
to all of them to become American and I've always been a bit sad that more of their
Danish heritage was not passed down.
Do you have a Jennie Fay in your ancestors? If so, I have a photo of my dad with Jennie
Fay when they were probably about 3-4...very cute. He had a crush on her...and I
didn't realize they were cousins until recently.
Linda Wilder Shineman
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